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A growing collection of materials for approaching the Cognosystemic Theory of Human Psychosocial Relational Construction from Social Work and the wider social and human sciences.

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TCCR Podcast

Episodes designed to introduce, discuss, and deepen understanding of the Cognosystemic Theory of Human Psychosocial Relational Construction. Choose the platform you prefer.

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TCCR Podcast on Apple Podcasts

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TCCR Podcast on Spotify

Explore the English-language podcast series and its extended discussions on Spotify.

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Yuval Noah Harari: Why Narratives Made Us Dominate the World | A TCCR Perspective

In this excerpt, intellectual Yuval Noah Harari describes the human species’ “superpower”: the ability to cooperate in large groups through shared narratives. We are neither the strongest nor the fastest species, yet we have built entire civilizations through our ability to collectively invent and believe in stories—such as money, religions, nations, and even sports—that enable cooperation among millions of strangers.

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How does this argument connect with the TCCR?

This reflection speaks directly to the foundations of the TCCR, which understands narrative systems as organizing cores of human experience and as central elements of the Cognosystem. From this perspective, narratives are not mere stories. They are cognitive and systemic constructs that structure social reality, coordinate multiple ecosystemic levels, and sustain phenomena such as money, the state, and power.

The TCCR thus offers a metatheoretical framework for interpreting Harari’s argument: human cooperation rests not only on individual biology, but also on the power of collective narratives that sustain social and cultural life.

Original video: The Story of the Unstoppable. Yuval Noah Harari | Aprendemos Juntos 2030.

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